BSNL Casual and contract Workers Federation has filed a petition to the Chief Labour Commissioner, New Delhi today, 28th December 2011 on the issues of the Casual and Contract workers in BSNL. It includes the demand for regularisation of left out casual labour / TSM, wages of casual and contract labour, implementation of social security measures like EPF, ESI etc. Since the CLC was on leave, the petition was handed over to the Dy. Chief Labour Commissioner. The main issues were briefly told to the Dy. CLC and requested for a personal hearing with the CLC. The issue was eonce discussed with the CLC, who asked us to submit the details.

In this connection, all the district /Circle Secretaries are requested to intimate whether the minimum wage is being paid, EPF-ESI  are implemented etc. The number of the contract workers also may be intimated along with whether any casual/contract worker is being retrenched. This is urgently required to discuss the case.

Regular workers as well as casual/contract workers together have ensure that the right s of the casual/contract workers are implemented and not denied.

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